From the time that Elijah Rosencrantz bought the Hermitage in 1807 to the Civil War, mills on the nearby Hohokus Brook behind the building provided an income for the Rosencrantz family. This photograph (circa 1890) shows millworkers posing in front of one of the cotton mills.

Marker can be reached from North Franklin Turnpike (County Route 507) near 335 North Franklin Turnpike, on the right when traveling south.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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